Portrait

Sadness, melancholy and gloom have found an outlet in artists throughout history and in the depiction of figurative art. Through artists, humanity and their emotional and physical states are portrayed to be viewed and related to. The instant recognition of such a grave subject also plagues human history itself, thus carving out its own rightful spot amongst the history of art movements. In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting L'Absinthe, where viewers see a portrait of a young woman solemnly contemplating her situation, disengaged from their gaze, her surroundings, maybe even from herself.

Dark hues and colors define somber portrait painting and can highlight the cause of such sadness, whether that be the subject's emotional state or a greater rendering of the world's expanse and the human existence within it. Existential or not, the traits of somber artwork can be found in our own collection of portraits on Artsper. The portraiture work of Nicolas Fropo de Habart works the body in all its dimensions to create an absolute feeling of vastness while Antoine Stevens also depicts wandering souls in his dimmed portraiture. But given the nature of humanity, somber depictions of the figure are not entirely unexpected…

Pelota

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,589

Big Sister

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$4,102

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$239

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$239

Hallucination

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch

$3,231

No Day, no Night

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

$3,470

Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage

Yves Brayer

Print . 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print . 19.5 x 25.4 inch

$359

Papillon Mon Amour

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,795

Le Souffle de la Légèreté

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,795

Chair of Comfort

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 110 x 70 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 inch

$5,145

Frauen-Portraits mit Hut

Antonio Saura

Print . 51 x 40 cm Print . 20.1 x 15.7 inch

$1,137

Ritmos y equilibrio

Núria Bosch

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,795

The Secret of the Kimono and Cats

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 75 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch

$2,991

In the stillness of dawn

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 65 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$814

Contemporary portrait - After the Rain...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch

$2,991

Woman with a Pink Cocktail

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch

$3,777

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography . 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch

$14,358

Our Series 1

Renjie Gao

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$17,947

Wounded Ukrainians

Renjie Gao

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$17,947

Our Series IV

Renjie Gao

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$17,947

Our Series I

Renjie Gao

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$17,947

Louvre Museum in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

$3,670

Mirando Fijo

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,589

Subconscious No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 inch

$1,025

Mend No. 17

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 inch

$1,025

Life as a Roller-coaster

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$5,504

Girl Child and Her Companion 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 165.1 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 65 x 58 x 1 inch

$7,037

Reminiscent

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$410

J'adore le rouge

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$419

Pretty woman

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,154

Entre líneas

Núria Bosch

Painting . 65 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,795

L'accueil

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

$2,154

Eco

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 32 x 66 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.6 x 26 x 0.2 inch

$2,752

Daffodil

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$1,795

Magnolia No. 68

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$540

Loss

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

$464

Lilies No. 17

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$410

Lilies No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$410

Mushrooms No. 12

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$335

Mushrooms No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$211

Fanfare de la mer

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,786

La muse de plumes

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 71 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,137

Found: Wren

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch

$810

Parade

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 49.5 x 69.1 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.2 x 0.2 inch

$778

Soleil

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$3,589

Poignant No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$680

Poignant No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$626

Poignant

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$680

Natural

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$733

Earnest

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$626

Haven No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$626

Timeless Romance

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

$17,269

Mystery at the Bar

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

$12,951

Queens of the Night

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,137

Deep soul 80

Laurence Verney

Photography . 112 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography . 44.1 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$2,513

Messenger of love and life

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 31 x 24 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 inch

$628

Hanoï-Hong Kong by night

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,384

La robe

Marta Grassi

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$814

Femme 22

Manuella Ferré

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

$383

La rose de Sharon

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 52 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 20.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$2,991

Fanfare de la mer

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,589

Jeremy Abbott

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$2,158

Un dimanche à Cabourg

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$598

Girl 13

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 50 x 35 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,943

Pensive

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$598

Vague à l'âme

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$4,786

Abstract Floral No. 14

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$151

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton III

Antonio Saura

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$3,111

Underground life

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,589

Autour d'un samovar

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$6,222

Code 2201

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$10,768

L'étudiante

Smoka

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$766

Kafka 6

Antonio Saura

Print . 39 x 53.5 cm Print . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

$1,555

Kafka 4

Antonio Saura

Print . 39 x 53.5 cm Print . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

$1,555

Kafka 3

Antonio Saura

Print . 39 x 53.5 cm Print . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

$1,555

Kafka 2

Antonio Saura

Print . 39 x 53.5 cm Print . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

$1,555

Kafka 1

Antonio Saura

Print . 39 x 53.5 cm Print . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

$1,555

La fuente de la inspiración

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 130 x 88 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 34.6 x 1 inch

$4,343

Abstract Floral No. 12

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$151

Abstract Floral No. 13

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$151

Sunflower No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$151

Abstract Floral No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$151

Floral No. 50

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$124

Sunset No. 12

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$140

Sunset No. 17

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$140

Sunset No. 28

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$140

Heron no. 28

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$357

Portrait XI

Antonio Saura

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$598

Portrait X

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$598

Portrait IX

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$598

Portrait VII

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$598

Portrait V

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$598

Portrait IV

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$598

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